Letter to the Editor: Susan Leder

In a world of instantaneous news that usually revolves around negative or downright heartbreaking headlines, I’ve found myself avoiding the news.

It just seemed like nothing nice was ever said about anyone really.

And so imagine my surprise when I read about Michael Jones’ column (“Goodnight, my friend”) on Facebook. I immediately drove to town to purchase a Daily Leader.

Susan Leder was my great aunt — “great” as in my late grandmother’s sister and “great” as in a wonderful person. She was absolutely the most kind, tender-hearted woman I’ve ever known. She never failed to teach me something anytime I was around her, whether I realized it at the time or not.

Often times we wonder if true, genuine kindness such as this just drifts past people in the busy rush of today’s society. Michael’s column is proof that sometimes, it does not.